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carwrecks and cowlicks

am I a Cali girl now?

About Me

dealbreaker: goatee
dealmaker: ironic moustache
(yes, I am slightly ashamed of myself, but it's true)

My Interests

love, living independently, the organic/green lifestyle, escaping reality, travel. Trying to create myself.

I'd like to meet:

a next version of myself.

Music:

Recent obsession: Cloud Cult, She & Him, Bon Iver.
Old loves: Rilo Kiley, Ryan Adams, Damien Rice, Martin Sexton, Radiohead, Built to Spill, Old Modest Mouse, Etta James, Violent Femmes, Queen, Sufjan Stevens, Belle and Sebastian, Arcade Fire, OK Go, Peter Bjorn and John, Cat Power, Jenny Lewis, The Raconteurs, Atmosphere, The Murmurs, Regina Spektor, Spoon, Feist, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, others.

Movies:

After watching (terrible) movies repeatedly as a way to earn my living, I am just now getting back into them for recreation. Funny twist, no?

Television:

I miss Tivo.

Books:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower-Stephen Chbosky
Bird by Bird-Anne Lamott
The Alchemist-Paulo Coehlo
Sophie's World-Jostein Gaarder
His Dark Materials-Philip Pullman
Anything Kurt Vonnegut or inspiring
Delaying the Real World
The Fountainhead & Atlas Shrugged-Ayn Rand
Ishmael, My Ishmael, The Story of B-Daniel Quinn
All Chuck Klosterman
Chuck Palahniuk for an interesting quick read
Roald Dahl children's and adult books
Man's Search for Meaning-Victor Frankl

Heroes:

My midwestern mother

My Blog

Lyrics for the lovelorn

Yes, I am a total romantic.  Traveling and hearing other people's stories, obviously about their love lives, lyrics have been popping out at me.  Here's a sampling: 'Journey of the Featherle...
Posted by carwrecks and cowlicks on Tue, 20 May 2008 09:59:00 PST

B-log/travels

Friends and enemies: I have started to write more in previously mentioned travel blog. Please see for the highlights/possible lowlights of my life.www.whereintheworldisashleyannekrohn.wordpress.com...
Posted by carwrecks and cowlicks on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:11:00 PST

prosthelitizing (I took a shot)

Not sure that is the correct spelling but today as I walked out to my car after dinner I overheard the most wonderous conversation akin to Lewis Black's "and if I never got that horse I wouldn't have ...
Posted by carwrecks and cowlicks on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:52:00 PST

Lewis Mumford

Came across this on treehugger.com I must research more about this man.-Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends.-Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians r...
Posted by carwrecks and cowlicks on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:13:00 PST

I can’t stop blogging

This came to me while talking to my friend Dylan at 2 am. And a little bit when I was retelling stories of my youth to Lauren Ricker. I had pulled out my old journals from high school and before to...
Posted by carwrecks and cowlicks on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:50:00 PST

Apple Commercial Music

I want to marry whoever chooses the music. No, I just want them to pick the soundtrack of my life cause they already have. Yael Naim "New Soul"I'm a new soul I came to this strange world hoping I co...
Posted by carwrecks and cowlicks on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:02:00 PST

Lyrics and Life

I love being able to listen to a song and have the lyrics totally sync with your life/have an application to a current situation. So here's a few things that have been helping me lately.Rilo Kiley, U...
Posted by carwrecks and cowlicks on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:18:00 PST

Film/life experiences part 1

People ask me about my favorite films and as a nerdy film kid I get to beg off and break it into categories. Truth? I don't really have a permanent favorite, but I do have some great memories. I we...
Posted by carwrecks and cowlicks on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:52:00 PST

Travel blog

So I created a travel blog:whereintheworldisashleyannekrohn.wordpress.comWhy such a long name? Well, if you remember the game and tv show it should stick in your head. I may not look as stylish as C...
Posted by carwrecks and cowlicks on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:48:00 PST

Swollen...in the gland

I've had a sore throat for days now. No one cares, I mean, why am I even writing it? Cause it's 4 am and that's when I go James Joyce stream of consciousness on your ass. Anyway, I've realized that...
Posted by carwrecks and cowlicks on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:12:00 PST